Finding Life Beyond Earth: Science Cafes

3. Host Your Cafe

Before the Café

Promote

Make sure people know your event is happening!

Ideas for getting the word out
Download the Finding Life Beyond Earth Flyer

Set up the room

Ensure a successful café by checking that you have all the required materials:

Use a checklist to make sure you are ready

During the Café

Break the ice

Set expectations for the evening by breaking the ice:

Ideas for breaking the ice

Play a NOVA video clip:

Video is a good tool to use to get people talking.

COMING SOON! Video Clips
Or Watch the preview

After the Café

Are you going to host another café? Make sure you learn from each experience.

Evaluate your caf é's success

Finding Life Beyond Earth is produced in cooperation with NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace.

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